CUNNINGHAM, RAIDERS TOO MUCH FOR REBELS

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The Raiders Boys basketball team moved to 2-0 with a dominating 71-32 win over old ITCL rival Crestview.

The game started out looking like it was going to be back and forth all night. Each team trading buckets until the game was deadlocked at 12. Brady White and Brennan Toy both had 6 points each for the Raiders, who took an 18-14 lead out of the first frame.

The 2nd quarter is where the Raider defense really stepped up their pressure, senior Michael Cunningham went on a scoring spree with steals and great finishes in transition. He scored 12 points in the frame and the Raiders outscored the Rebels 20-3 to take a 38-17 lead into halftime

The Raiders went the whole first half without hitting a three, not that they really needed it. But in the third quarter Brady White hit a three to make it 44-20. The lead would only grow as the Raiders continued to force turnovers with high pressure defense. At the end of 3 the Raiders lead 54-28.

The fourth quarter saw the reserves for the Raiders get a chance to compete and they were prepared. Ben Irons and Nick Matos hit 3 threes combined to highlight the fourth quarter and propel the Raiders to a strong finish in a 71-32 win

The Raider offense got points from 10 different players. Michael Cunningham lead the way with 16 while Brady White also got himself into double figures with 11. Brennan Toy added 8. The Raiders return to action Saturday traveling to Struthers High School to play Malvern at 7:00pm.

MODIC SHOOTS RAIDERS PAST REBELS

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The Lady Raiders rolled through Crestview 73-44 to move to 6-0 on the season

Junior Bri Modic shot the Raiders into a big early lead in the first quarter scoring 10 points in the frame. Izzy Lamparty was also a threat in the quarter scoring 6. The Raiders outscored the Rebels 21-5 in the 1st Quarter. The Rebels only points came at the foul line.

In the 2nd quarter although the Raiders were maintaining a lead some key players got into foul trouble. Maddie Durkin picked up her 3rd personal in the quarter which sent her to the bench for a while. The Rebels did a good job getting to the foul line, unfortunately for them their shots would not fall. Crestview 2/8 from the line in the 2nd quarter. This would help the Raiders take a commanding 36-17 lead into the locker room.

The third quarter is where the Raiders really took a stranglehold on the game. The inside presence of both Lamparty and Dani Vuletich opened up shots for Bri Modic as she tallied 11 points in the 3rd to bring her total to 21. The Rebels did show a little more life on offense, just not nearly enough to keep up with the Raiders, who lead after 3 60-33.

The final frame was clean up work for the Raiders senior Sam Patrone continued her streak of games with a three as she hit one late in the 4th to give the Raiders their final 3 points of the game. The Rebels while not looking great on offense got to the foul line 31 times but just shot 42% from the charity stripe.

Bri Modic lead the Raiders with a season high 21 while Izzy Lamparty added 15. Dani Vuletich also got into double figures with 14. The Lady Raiders return to action Saturday as they travel to Struthers to play Brookfield on a neutral court. Varsity only, and the tip time is 3:00.

MR. ANDERSON SHINES, RAIDERS GET FIRST WIN

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The Raiders boys basketball team had to wait an extra 4 days to start their season with their football success taking away practice time, but the time off had no effect and the Raiders rolled to 55-33 win over Carrollton

The Raiders got off to a quick start right off the bat as Michael Cunningham hit 3 three-pointers in the 1st quarter to push the Raiders way ahead early. That coupled with intense press from the Raider defense, allowing just 5 points in the first quarter. Raiders ended the first frame leading 15-5.

The 2nd quarter was more domination from the Raiders, especially on defense. Brennan Toy was relentless in his pressure of the Warrior point guard. Junior Jaxon Anderson tallied 6 of his 10 first-half points in the 2nd quarter and the Raiders went into the locker room with a 29-12 lead.

In the third quarter, the Warriors showed some fight. Their defense held the Raiders in check while their offense slowly but surely chipped away. Getting the lead down to 29-22 as the Raiders were in the midst of a 5:30 scoring drought ended by a Jaxon Anderson free throw. But that is as close as Anderson would let them get as he went on to dominate the last 2 minutes of the 3rd quarter and eventually tallying a game-high 24 points for the Raiders. The boys would take care of business the rest of the way and roll to a 55-33 victory. Jaxon Anderson lead with 24 points.

The boys return to action Friday as they host old ITCL rival Crestview. JV begins at 5:30.

KOHLER CLUTCH DOWN THE STRETCH FOR SOUTH RANGE

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The Lady Raiders withstood a furious 4th quarter rally from Carrollton for a 54-51 win and improve to 5-0.

The first quarter of the game started off slow for both offenses as the Raiders took a slim deficit into the 2nd quarter at 14-13.

The second quarter is when the game of back and forth runs really began. Carrollton opened up the quarter with a 9-1 run forcing the Raiders into turnovers and quick shots. After a timeout, the Raiders were in desperate need of points. Senior Samantha Patrone stepped up with a huge 3 to cut the lead to 23-17. From there the Warrior offense began to rush and turn the ball over. The Raiders capitalized with excellent transition offense and then Bri Modic hit a three from the corner to put the Raiders in the lead 29-26.  That would be the score at halftime.

The Raiders really dominated the 3rd quarter. They used ball movement to feed freshman Izzy Lamparty inside, Dani Vuletich also made a few key offensive rebounds to help the Raiders push to a 42-32 lead after three quarters.

The Warriors refused to go away however as Mikayla Poole lead her team to storm back scoring 12 of her game-high 26 points in the 4th quarter. The Warriors were never able to tie the game however, every time the Warriors would get close, the Raiders would make big plays. Late in the game, the Warriors forced a big turnover and got an old-fashioned 3 point play to cut the Raider lead to 52-49 with under a minute to go. They fouled immediately and sent freshman Bree Kohler to the free throw line who was perfect from the line to that point. Kohler missed both shots and the Warriors were able to go down and score quickly to make it 52-51 Raiders. The Warriors sent Kohler to the free throw line yet again fresh off her two misses just minutes before. But the freshman was not phased, she buried her two free throws putting the Raider lead at 54-51 to force Carrollton into a desperation three that would not fall.

The Raiders offense was extremely balanced having 4 players in double figures. Izzy Lamparty lead the way with 12 while Maddie Durkin added 11. Samantha Patrone and Bree Kohler both finished with 10.

The Lady Raiders will return to action Thursday traveling to take on old ITCL rival Crestview. JV will start at 5:30.

YSN EAST LIVERPOOL POTTER PREVIEW

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The Voice of East Liverpool and YSN Sportscaster, Tommy Pease, sat down with Potter Head Coach Nate Conley to discuss the outlook for 2017-2018 season.

You can catch all the high-octane action right here on YSN-East Liverpool tomorrow night against Steubenville Central Catholic.

Until then, you can get all your in-depth info right here!

 

LADY RAIDERS REMAIN PERFECT

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The Lady Raiders moved to 4-0 with a dramatic 52-49 win over Newton Falls.

Both offenses started pretty slowly taking 2 minutes to get a point on the board, with the Raiders taking an early lead 7-4 with 5:00 left. Newton Falls would take their first lead of the game at 9-7 with 2 minutes left in the frame, but Bree Kohler made sure that lead didn’t last long making it a tie game at 9-9 with a steal and fast-break layup. Newton Falls would hit a 3 to go up 12-9 but then Marlaina Slabach answered with a three of her own to tie the game back up at 12 and that would be the score after 1.

Senior guard Samantha Patrone had missed the last 2 games with an illness but in the opening seconds of the second frame, she would bury a three to put the Raiders ahead 15-12. For the next couple minutes, the two teams went back and forth with 4 and a half minutes left in the half the Raiders were holding on to a 21-18 lead when Bree Kohler’s suffocating defense struck again. Back to back steals and fast break layups by Kohler put the Raiders up 25-18 with just under 4 minutes in the half. Newton Falls, however, would fight back lead by Izzy Kline the Tigers fought back to get the game to a 25-23 Raider lead but Maddie Durkin hit a big three to make it 28-23. The Raiders would take a 28-26 lead into the half

The third frame started as slow as the first, with 2 minutes gone the only point scored was a Tiger free throw, but Maddie Durkin broke the Raider scoring drought to give the Raiders a 30-27 lead, which the Raiders would only grow throughout the quarter. Bree Kohler would put in a shot at the buzzer of the third to give the Raiders a 39-32 lead after 3.

To open the final frame of the game the Tigers hit a three to make it 39-35, but Samantha Patrone answered quickly with a three of her own to put it at 42-35 Raiders. Newton Falls would not stop fighting, getting the Raider lead back down to 2 at 44-42 but once again Patrone stepped up with a big three to put the Raiders up 47-42. Maddie Durkin went 4/4 from the line down the stretch to help the Raiders hold on and beat the Tigers 52-49.

The Raiders had 3 scorers in double figures. They were lead by Maddie Durkin who scored 15, Samantha Patrone added 11, and Bree Kohler got herself in double figures for the first time in her freshman season with 10. The Raiders move to 4-0 and will host Carrollton on Monday. JV will begin at 5:30

LADY RAIDERS WIN THIRD STRAIGHT

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The Lady Raiders opened their home schedule with a 58-47 win over Salem tonight.

The Raiders once again started strong, opening up a 14-0 lead before the Quakers could blink. They dominated the 1st quarter with suffocating defense. Bree Kohler got a steal and fast-break layup to give the Raiders their 14-0 run before Salem ended it with a free throw. The 1st quarter came to an end with the Raiders leading 17-3.

Salem would fight back in the 2nd going on a 10-3 run and cutting the Raider lead to 20-13 within the first 3 minutes. The post presence from freshman Danielle Vuletich helped put the Raiders back into a comfortable lead at 30-18 going into halftime.

The Raiders and Quakers went back and forth in the third, but freshman Izzy Lamparty was able to help keep the Raiders in the lead, then with just over 3 minutes left in the 3rd, Maddie Durkin buried a three to put the Raiders back up by double digits 39-27. The lead would stay at 12 at the end of 3 with the score 41-29.

Bree Kohler struck again early in the 4th quarter stepping into another passing lane and finishing on the fast break to give the Raiders their largest lead since the 1st quarter at 47-33. The Raiders never looked back from that point and finished off Salem with a final score of 58-47.

The balanced Raiders offense had 3 scorers in double figures tonight. Maddie Durkin lead the way with 19 points while Izzy Lamparty had 14 and Bri Modic finished with 11. The Lady Raiders are now 3-0 and will return to action Saturday as they host Newton Falls. JV will start at 5:00.

RAIDERS REIGN SUPREME IN EARLY TOURNEY

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The Lady Raiders came out strong to start the game forcing 5 turnovers on Howlands first 5 possessions and jumping out a 9-0 lead before 2 minutes had passed. Howland would respond however with s 10-2 run to end the quarter, as the Raiders hung on to a 11-10 lead after 1.

Howland pushed hard in the 2nd quarter outscoring the Raiders 16-12 in the frame, the Raiders were able to stay in the game by driving and forcing fouls. They would go into the locker room trailing 26-23.

The 3rd quarter started much like the 1st as the Raiders used disruptive defense by freshman Bree Kohler to help spring out to a 8-0 run to grab back a 31-26 lead. But Howland would not go away as Mackenzie Maze cut the Raider lead to 31-30. Maze finished with a game high 20 points  for the Tigers. But the Raiders answered as junior Bri Modic hit back to back three pointers to push it to 37-30. Howland would push back yet again but the Raiders took a slim 43-42 lead into the 4th quarter.

In the 4th frame freshman Danielle Vuletich got herself into double figures with a pair of free throws to make it 45-42 Raiders, and they would never look back. Junior Brooke Saurwein scored 6 of the last 8 Raider points and they would go on to win 55-51. The Raiders take home the Toni Ross Spirit Foundation championship and Maddie Durkin was named the tournament MVP scoring 14 points tonight and 28 in her 2 games. Vuletich was also in double figures tonight with 13 while Izzy Lamparty, Bri Modic, and Brooke Saurwein all added 8.

The Raiders move to 2-0 and will host Salem on Monday November 27th, JV starts at 6:00.

SOUTH RANGE GIRLS TIP OFF IN STYLE

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Lady Raiders opened the season with a 44-32  win over Madison in the Toni Ross Spirit Foundation tournament at Howland.

The game started slow offensively as both teams worked to find a rhythm. The Raiders held a 10-8 lead after the first frame, 8 of those 10 points coming in the paint.

The second quarter was more of the same story. Maddie Durkin and Danielle Vuletich helped the Raiders find ways to score in the paint. The Raiders took a 18-16 lead into the half despite shooting 0-9 from 3 point range.

The third quarter is where the Raiders pulled away. Samantha Patrone buried two three-pointers within a minute to push the Raider lead to 27-18. The perimeter threat opened up the interior for Durkin and freshman Izzy Lamparty. The Raiders doubled their halftime score in the 3rd finishing the frame with a 36-24 lead.

The Raiders never let Madison back into the game from that point and cruised their way to a 44-32 win. Maddie Durkin lead the way with 14 points Izzy Lamparty was also in double digits with 12 while Danielle Vuletich added 9. The Raiders advance to play in the tournament championship Saturday night at 7:30 vs the winner of Howland and Lakeview.